{{Short description|American politician (born 1967)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Jackson Miller | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Dir jackson miller 041-aweb.jpg | state_delegate = Virginia | district = 50th | term_start = November 29, 2006 | term_end = January 10, 2018 | preceded = Harry Parrish | succeeded = Lee Carter | birth_name = Jackson Hunter Miller | birth_date = {{Birth date and age | 1967 | 4 | 30}} | party = Republican | spouse = Suzanne Miller (m. 1994; died 2017); Amy Tobias | children = Jackson Jr. and Nathaniel | alma_mater = Virginia Commonwealth University | occupation = Director of Department of Criminal Justice Services, Real estate agent, Former Police Officer for Prince William County Police | committees = Commerce and Labor<br/>Courts of Justice<br/>Privileges and Elections <!-- Military service --> | branch = United States Army | service_years = 1989–1999 | rank = Captain | unit = United States Army Reserve | commands = | battles = | awards = }}
'''Jackson Hunter Miller''' (born April 30, 1967) is an American politician. In 2022, he was appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin as the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services. From 2006 to 2018, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 50th district, made up of the city of Manassas and part of Prince William County in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was the House majority whip from 2012 to 2018.<ref name="hod">{{cite web | title = Bio for Jackson H. Miller | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/1e28db2f1699557a85257b64004568ff?OpenDocument | accessdate = 2013-06-07}}</ref> In the 2017 elections, Miller was defeated by Democratic socialist challenger Lee J. Carter in what was considered an upset.<ref>{{cite news | title = Democrats Poised to Make Significant Gains in Virginia Legislature | newspaper = Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrats-poised-to-make-significant-gains-in-virginia-legislature/2017/11/07/9c2f4d24-c401-11e7-aae0-cb18a8c29c65_story.html | accessdate = 2017-11-08}}</ref>
Miller has served on the House committees on Commerce and Labor (2010–2018), Courts of Justice (2008–2018), General Laws (2008–2009), Privileges and Elections (2007–2018), and Science and Technology (2007–2009).<ref name="leg1">{{cite web|title=Legislative Information System |publisher=Virginia General Assembly |url=http://leg1.state.va.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961219033351/http://leg1.state.va.us/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1996-12-19 |accessdate=2013-06-07 }}</ref>
==Early life, education== Miller is a native Virginian. He attended W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, graduating in 1985. He received a B.S. degree in urban planning from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1990.<ref name="hod"/>
He served in the United States Army Reserve 1989–1999, attaining the rank of captain.<ref name="hod"/>
==Electoral history== In May 2004 Miller ran for a four-year term on the nonpartisan Manassas city council. In a race for three available seats, he finished third among four candidates.<ref name="sbe2004m"/>
On March 28, 2006, 84-year-old Republican Delegate Harry J. Parrish died, leaving the 50th House district seat vacant. Miller ran as the Republican nominee, replacing Parrish in a special election held together with the November congressional election.<ref name="sbe2006"/> He lost his seat in 2017 to Lee J. Carter, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Many regard his loss as the biggest surprise of Virginia's 2017 election cycle due to his opponent's lack of party support.<ref>Graham Vyce, [https://newrepublic.com/article/145727/socialist-beat-one-virginias-powerful-republicans "How a Socialist Beat One of Virginia's Most Powerful Republicans"], "The New Republic"</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Election !! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! % |- ! colspan="6" | Manassas, Virginia city council |- ! rowspan="5" | May 4, 2004<ref name="sbe2004m">{{cite web | title = Virginia- Election May 4, 2004 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2004/May2004/ | accessdate = 2013-06-07 | archive-date = 2013-08-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130813132158/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2004/May2004/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> | rowspan="5" align="center" | General (3 seats) | colspan="2" | Harry J. "Hal" Parrish II | align="right" | 2,772 | align="right" | 30.95 |- | colspan="2" | Steven S. Smith | align="right" | 2,394 | align="right" | 26.73 |- | colspan="2" | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | align="right" | 2,050 | align="right" | 22.89 |- | colspan="2" | Clyde D. Wimmer | align="right" | 1,712 | align="right" | 19.11 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 29 | align="right" | 0.32 |- ! colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 50th district |- ! rowspan="4" | Nov 7, 2006<ref name="sbe2006">{{cite web | title = General Election- November 7, 2006 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/Nov/htm/index.htm | accessdate = 2013-06-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130813131958/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/Nov/htm/index.htm | archive-date = August 13, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | rowspan="4" align="center" | Special | '''J H Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''7,900''' | align="right" | '''52.80''' |- | J M Rishell | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 7,039 | align="right" | 47.04 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 24 | align="right" | 0.16 |- | colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | ''Harry J. Parrish died; seat stayed Republican'' |- ! rowspan="3" | Nov 6, 2007<ref name="sbe2007">{{cite web|title=November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p3_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035053/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p3_s.shtml |archivedate=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''6,170''' | align="right" | '''60.38''' |- | Jeannette M. Rishell | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 4,033 | align="right" | 39.46 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 15 | align="right" | 0.14 |- ! rowspan="3" | Nov 3, 2009<ref name="sbe2009">{{cite web|title=November 2009 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103045820/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archivedate=2014-01-03 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''7,651''' | align="right" | '''62.38''' |- | Jeannette M. Rishell | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 4,605 | align="right" | 37.54 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 0.07 |- ! rowspan="2" | Nov 8, 2011<ref name="sbe2011">{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103073400/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archivedate=2014-01-03 }}</ref> | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''8,033''' | align="right" | '''94.86''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 433 | align="right" | 5.13 |- ! rowspan="3" | Nov 5, 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 House of Delegates General Election |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/44181/ |accessdate=2017-11-08 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''9,498''' | align="right" | '''54.9''' |- | Richard Anibal Cabellos | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 7,769 | align="right" | 44.9 |- | colspan="2" | Others | align="right" | 49 | align="right" | .3 |- ! rowspan="3" | Nov 3, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 House of Delegates General Election |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/66898/ |accessdate=2017-11-08 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Jackson Hunter Miller''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''7,820''' | align="right" | '''58.7''' |- | Kyle Blaine McCullough | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 5,484 | align="right" | 41.2 |- | colspan="2" | Others | align="right" | 17 | align="right" | .1 |- ! rowspan="3" | Nov 7, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 November General |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2017%20November%20General/Site/Member%20House%20of%20Delegates%20(050).html |accessdate=2017-11-08 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Lee J. Carter''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''Democratic''' | align="right" | '''11,364''' | align="right" | '''54.33''' |- | Jackson Hunter Miller | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 9,512 | align="right" | 45.47 |- | colspan="2" | Write In | align="right" | 41 | align="right" | .2 |}
==Notes== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web | title = Jackson Miller | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/60848}} (campaign finance) *{{cite web | title = Delegate Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) | publisher = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/jhmiller/}} *{{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |archivedate=2013-04-29 }} *{{cite web | title = Director Jackson Miller | publisher = DCJS | url = https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/about-dcjs/meet-director}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Jackson H.}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Category:Virginia Commonwealth University alumni Category:People from Manassas, Virginia Category:Military personnel from Washington, D.C. Category:Carter G. Woodson High School alumni Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly